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Apertura 2016 Week 10 Statistics

Tigres UANL remained unbeaten and in first place after a 0-1 win against Chivas de Guadalajara, while Jaguares de Chiapas remained last after a 0-0 draw with León.

Monarcas Morelia remained last in the Tabla de Cocience after their 1-5 loss to Pachuca, while relegation rivals Veracruz lost, Necaxa drew, and Puebla won.

Pachuca’s five goals on Tuesday gave them the best attacking record in the league with 21 goals scored, followed by Monarcas Morelia with 19 and Tijuana with 18. The worst attack is still Jaguares’, who have scored just four times, followed by Necaxa and León with nine each.

In total, 27 goals were scored in Jornada 10 for an average of 3 per game.

In terms of individual goalscoring, Dayro Moreno (Tijuana) scored again to bring his total to nine goals, followed by Raúl Ruidíaz (Morelia) with seven and Rogelio Funes Mori (Monterrey) and Matías Alustiza (Puebla) with six apiece.

On the other end of the field, the best defense still belongs to Tigres, with just four goals against, followed by Tijuana with eight and Necaxa with nine. The worst defense is Morelia’s, with 21 goals conceded, followed by América and Santos Laguna with 18 each.

On the disciplinary side of things, the referees handed out just 24 yellow cards and two reds, to Morelia and Veracruz. Jaguares continue to top the Fair Play table with their 15 yellows (tied for fewest in the league) and no reds, while Veracruz is at the foot of the Fair Play standings with their 28 yellows and five reds (the most in the league). Tijuana has received the most yellows to date with 29.

The total announced attendance for Jornada 10 was 221,144, for an average of 24,572 per game. Monterrey vs Santos Laguna in the Estadio BBVA Bancomer drew the biggest crowd, of 48,430, while just 15,582 were in the Estadio Cuauhtémoc to see Puebla vs Veracruz.